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tacit

[tas-it] / ˈtæs ɪt /


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Southern postmasters thus continued to withhold antislavery periodicals, with the tacit approval of Jackson protégé Kendall.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Here, too, Dolly offered her region a tacit challenge by promoting the education reading can provide and, just as importantly, the empathy it can unlock.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's al fresco speech and news conference on a rooftop in central London on Thursday was a tacit acknowledgement that the political terms of trade have changed.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Because scientists still cannot fully explain how tacit knowledge works in humans, they also cannot translate it into a form machines can use.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

Locke’s King of Siam case is one where a tacit reserve would have been appropriate, but Locke had not formulated one.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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